jazer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese jazer, from Latin jacēre, iacēre (to lie prostrate), from Proto-Italic *jakēō. Compare Spanish yacer, French gésir and Italian giacere.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐˈzeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐˈze.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ja‧zer

Verb

jazer (first-person singular present jazo, first-person singular preterite jazi, past participle jazido) (archaic)

  1. (intransitive) to lie, to sit (be situated)
    Synonym: estar
  2. (intransitive) to lay, to lie down
    Synonym: estar deitado

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